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Product Design Manager
🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
Capital One 🇺🇸 McLean, VA 22101, United States of America
As a Product Designer, you will combine your craft expertise and leadership skills to co-create innovative solutions to complex problems and influence product strategy. You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to map out interactions and create design artifacts.
Lead UI - Visual Designer
🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Bsport 🇪🇸 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Own and evolve bsport’s visual brand values and design language across Product and Marketing. Lead the visual direction of bsport’s design system and ensure high-quality execution across all customer touchpoints.
Senior Agentic Product Designer - Remote - Latin America
Remote (🇵🇪 Cuzco, Cusco, Peru)
Fullstack Remote (🇵🇪 Cuzco, Cusco, Peru)
As a Senior Agentic Product Designer, you will integrate directly into the client's team and collaborate with existing designers and engineers. You will lead end-to-end product design initiatives and contribute to the development of AI-powered products.
Senior Design Manager / Engineering Project Manager - Transmission & Distribution (Birmingham, UK)
🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Burns & Mcdonnell 🇬🇧 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
The Senior Design Manager will lead engineering design projects in the power transmission and distribution sector, managing them from concept to completion. Responsibilities include project management, client relationship management, and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
Product Designer - New Product Development
🇬🇧 Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Tentbox 🇬🇧 Romsey, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
The Product Designer will support the Lead Designer in technical resolution, engineering documentation, and project ownership for product development. They will also create high-quality renders and critically review prototypes to ensure they meet quality standards.
UX Designer III
🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sprypoint 🇨🇦 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lead design for SpryCIS, collaborating with product owners and engineers to create intuitive user experiences. Advocate for users and translate complex workflows into clear designs while engaging in design critiques and mentoring junior designers.
Product Designer, Human Interface
🇺🇸 Burlingame, CA 94010, United States of America
Meta 🇺🇸 Burlingame, CA 94010, United States of America
Leads and delivers design projects of large and ambiguous scope, turning broad ideas into valuable user experiences. Collaborates with cross-functional teams to oversee the user experience from conception to launch.
Product Designer Senior – Softlines & Accessories - Mickey's of Glendale (Project Hire/Internal Assignment)
🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States of America
Walt Disney Imagineering 🇺🇸 Glendale, California, United States of America
Lead the design and development of apparel and accessories product lines from concept through production. Collaborate with internal and external partners to ensure high-quality, consumer-focused products that meet financial targets.
UX Lead / Senior Product Designer, Model & Simulation
🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Code Metal 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lead the end-to-end UX for a complex geospatial and simulation platform, ensuring clear and intuitive workflows. Conduct user research and collaborate closely with the Product Manager to translate technical requirements into effective design solutions.
Principal UX Researcher
🇺🇸 Novi, Michigan, United States of America
Autodesk 🇺🇸 Novi, Michigan, United States of America
Lead research to identify and define emerging personas across the operations lifecycle and clarify how work gets done today. Partner with product and business teams to drive research-informed strategies that support adoption and long-term value.
Senior Associate / Team Lead - Design Creative ( Graphic Designer )
🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
Himalaya Wellness Company 🇮🇳 Bengaluru, Bangalore North, India
The role involves creating engaging digital creatives for various platforms and ensuring alignment with brand guidelines. The designer will also collaborate with marketing and sales teams to support campaign requirements.
UI/UX Designer – Remote (Work From Home)
Remote (🇬🇧 United Kingdom)
Vita Cv Remote (🇬🇧 United Kingdom)
The UI/UX Designer will lead end-to-end design across new features and product improvements, conducting user research and producing wireframes and prototypes. They will collaborate closely with product managers and engineers during delivery and maintain organized design files.
Morgan Stanley at Work, UX Designer – Vice President
🇺🇸 Purchase, Town/Village of Harrison, NY 10577, United States of America
Morgan Stanley 🇺🇸 Purchase, Town/Village of Harrison, NY 10577, United States of America
Lead UX strategy and execution for high-impact product areas within Morgan Stanley at Work. Collaborate with various teams to deliver intuitive and accessible user experiences.
Sr.Creative Design Manager(Olpad Surat)
🇮🇳 Surat, Olpad - 394540, Gujarat, India
Pahal Solar 🇮🇳 Surat, Olpad - 394540, Gujarat, India
The Sr. Creative Design Manager will oversee graphic design and brand management, including photo and video editing, photography, and creative campaign development. They will also lead a team and provide creative direction across various media formats.
Design Manager - Water/Wastewater
🇺🇸 United States of America
The Haskell Company 🇺🇸 United States of America
Lead the conceptualization, planning, design, and execution of industrial wastewater treatment projects while ensuring alignment with project goals and client expectations. Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, and resources to ensure timely and cost-effective project delivery.
About Design Leadership careers
Design leaders in 2026 set the strategic vision for design organizations navigating an AI-saturated market. This role requires a balance of craft expertise and high-level business acumen to advocate for design's value at the executive level.
Effective leaders foster a culture of technical agency, establishing systems that allow human creativity and machine efficiency to coexist.
Companies like Stripe and Airbnb seek VPs and Directors of Design who can scale teams and align design strategy with long-term business objectives.
We feature senior leadership positions including Design Directors, Heads of Design, VP of Design, Chief Design Officers, and design team leads at companies like Meta, Google, Airbnb, Stripe, and fast-growing AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. These roles span product design, brand, and cross-functional design organizations.
Many companies offer remote design leadership roles, including distributed-first companies like Notion, Linear, GitLab, and Vercel. AI companies like Midjourney and Anthropic also hire remote design leaders. Some companies prefer hybrid arrangements for VP+ positions.
Most positions require 8–15+ years of design experience with 3–5+ years managing teams. Strong candidates demonstrate strategic thinking, team building, stakeholder management, and a track record of shipping successful products at companies like Figma, Spotify, Netflix, or emerging AI startups. Browse leadership portfolios to see how experienced designers showcase their impact.
Design leadership salaries are highly competitive: Design Directors earn $160k–$240k, VPs of Design $220k–$350k+, and CDOs at major companies can exceed $400k with significant equity packages. AI companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Databricks often offer premium total compensation. Consult our salary guide for detailed breakdowns.